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After a two-year and a bit journey in the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), our colleague Maria Aoun, Finance Officer, leaves the Council, carrying in her heart much hope and moving to a new phase following a journey in the Ecumenical world and humanitarian work.

The family of the MECC General Secretariat bids farewell to a colleague who was known for her service, dedication, and zeal for the Council’s mission, as well as her kindness and support for all colleagues, partners and friends.

In this context, the MECC General Secretariat team held a farewell gathering for our colleague Maria, on Tuesday 10 February 2026, at the General Secretariat Offices in Beirut, where the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Professor Michel Abs thanked her for her efforts and dedication, praising her hard work and continuous diligence, and stressing her competence and the progress she has achieved in the Council and the Ecumenical world. He also wished her success in her new step.

Thank you for your sacrifices and constant efforts dear Maria... We wish you many years of goodness, blessings, good health and success, asking God to grant you determination and blessings on your next journey.

The Church is Preparing for the Feast of Feasts, Are We Ready Yet?

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Few days and Christians will start a season that is considered one of the holiest Christian stations in history. It is the season of Holy Lent, the safe path towards the Feast of the Resurrection, the feast of feasts and the Holy Season. Hence, the Lent is a time of spiritual renewal and a journey during which Man passes from danger to safety, sin to salvation, and anxiety to contentment.

Christians prepare for their Lenten Journey following the path of Jesus Christ who was led, just after his baptism, by the Holy Spirit into the desert where he fasted for 40 days and defeated Satan. Jesus refused every temptation of the Devil and told him “It is written, ‘One must not live on bread alone, but on every word of God’” (Luke 4: 4), “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only’” (Luke 4: 8).

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The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) have now issued its online Ecumenical calendar for the month of February 2026. It includes the Ecclesiastical and Liturgical Feasts of the various Families of Churches in the Middle East. In addition to international days identified by the United Nations, and which are related to the MECC identity and its spiritual and human mission.